On a mission from Dog

2011-05-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

A puppy died today.

Whose fault was it? Was it the owner of the bitch who didn't get her spayed for what ever reason and then passed the puppies out at Walmart? Was it the teenager that decided she needed a puppy with out parental permission? Was it the parent who said no puppy, get rid of it? Was it the friend who said "ok you can leave the puppy at my house"? Was it the friend of the friend who decided to use the puppy as a football while drunk? Was it me since I was the one who ended your pain?

RIP Little One.

We who held you on your final journey mourn you.

2010-04-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

Today I am grieving the loss of an e friend I have "known" for 12 years. The internet has changed the way we live and who our friends are. I have friends all over the world now, people who I would never have come in contact with. Margo was a fellow owner of a diabetic pet, who was moderator of a group along with me and some other folks. Her death was unexpected. I have lost other e friends over the years that we knew were going to pass, but unexpecdted always hits harder.

Rest in peace Margo. You will be missed.

2010-04-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

The kennel is still coming together. I really wish I had more time and help to get this whole project done sooner than later. The dogs are pretty comfortable in their new accommodations. Especially the last few days of unseasonably cold weather. I am very happy to at least have every one in doors. They just need some more space in the form of outside runs. This too shall come. In the mean time everyone is safe.

2010-04-03T16:01:00.000-07:00

Still sick. It is hard when you are the only one to do chores and you are sick. My back is now out from all of my coughing. Hopefully the drugs will kick in soon and I can get on with the clean up. It is funny when people tell me to have a good day off. They don't understand that I put in a full day here each day I don't have to go to the "real" job.

2010-03-28T11:32:00.001-07:00

I will be moving the last two dogs from the old house to the new house today. I will not be able to get any thing else due to the illness I have right now, I think it is a light case of the flu. But at least the family will be whole again. Unpacked a couple more boxes today. My goal now is one to two boxes each day. We will see how it goes. Also spending some time on the treadmill now that I can. As the weather inproves I will get on to the fencing especially if the community service guy ever shows up again.

2010-03-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

Still moving stuff. I can't wait until it is done. But then it won't be done until I unpack it all. Dang. Sick today so I won't be getting much done. At least the dogs understand that I am down, or just that I am still in bed, and they really like that part.

2010-03-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

The dogs and I continue to unpack at the new house. I wonder if the job will ever be done. As I said the last time this will be my last move. The routine is coming together. I am so glad that the time has changed and the days are getting longer. I always feel that I have more time at the end of the day.

2010-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

I have been moving the last 6 weeks. Moving is a horrible way to spend your time. I am going through the "oh my I have really made a mistake" part of big decisions. Nothing is unpacked, I can't find a thing. The dogs are in less than ideal situation as I now have to dog proof everything again. We lived at the last location for 15 years and although it was a dump it was safe for the "kids". I am hoping to make more regular contributions to this blog now that I have a "new" life

2006-09-10T09:42:00.000-07:00

Quilt squares made for the memorial quilt.

2006-09-10T09:09:00.000-07:00

It has been five years since 9/11/01, in some respects it seems like an eternity in others it was like it was yesterday. Little did I know that when I left for the American Humane Association Conference in Crystal City, Virginia my life would change. When ever I have an opportunity to travel to Virginia for business, I always try to leave a few days early. My ancestral homes are in Virginia and I lived there for 4 years in the 70's while I was on active duty, so I have some ties to the area. I flew into BW airport and rented a car. I was staying with a friend of a friend in Arlington. I traveled to Amherst to see one of the houses that was scheduled for demolition, wandered around in the Blue Ridge for a bit. I also drove around the metro area to see what had changed since I lived there. Lots more people.

On the morning of 9/11 I drove past the Pentagon at about 8:30 on the way to the conference. The normal commuter traffic slowed things down. As I looked at the Pentagon I remembered working there while I was on active duty. I got to my exit and went to the hotel where the conference was being held. The morning session was on clicker training. The entire group of participants were to be at this session. As we sat and watched the demonstration, a conference organizer broke in to let us know what was happening. We left the room to make our calls home. Cell service was not working so we used what few payphones we could find. We could see the smoke from the Pentagon. The hotel set up TV's in the lobby so we could watch the news. People started walking in from the Pentagon. Then people started arriving from the airport. The whole thing was surreal.

I was able to finally get on a plane on the 15th to come home.

http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20010913/NEWS/10912040&SearchID=73256434504860

2006-09-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

Bill

2006-09-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Mona

2006-09-02T20:36:00.000-07:00

Fall is in the air. The days are getting shorter :-( Time to start working on getting the critters ready for the winter. Also time to hit the sewing machine and start working on quilts.